Art of the Dress || Alameda 6
Event Category: Art Openings and Exhibits
-
Art of the Dress
Sunday, March 10, 2019
2:00 pmAlameda 6, San Antonio.
by Kathleen Cammarata
Western women have been wearing dresses since the 11th century. The dress identified a woman’s place in society.
Most of the evidence about the dress in the ancient world comes from the depiction of people in the art of the time. Images of Egyptians on papyrus and Greeks on vases show both male and female in draped costumes.
In the 20th century we see the dress itself as an art form rather than an illustration. Andy Warhol’s “Soup Dress,” Beverly Semmes’s “Big Silver,” and Leslie Dill’s word dresses are pieces of art that comment on society.
As an artist I have broached this subject several times over the years. In this exhibit I display four different vintages of work. Fifteen colorful monoprints show dresses combined with familiar words and sayings. Six monoprints from the series “A Dozen Dirty Dresses” are brown ink on white paper. Five large subtly colored mixed media pieces use sewing patterns as part of the image. And Six pastels on gray paper show girls wearing white dresses.
Just as our own clothing choices speak volumes about ourselves, so too does the clothing chosen by the artists in their work.
The work can be seen on Sunday, March 10 from 2 to 5 pm at Alameda #6 (GPS #5) or by ap-pointment email: katcammarata@gmail.com
-
-